Why is less energy associated with greater stability? Please explain.
Asked by Shanthiswaroop Srinivas
12th May 2018,
12:56 PM
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From chemical point of view, a molecule will be stable if there are more attractive forces and less repulsive forces.
Repulsive forces increases the potential energy of the molecule. Hence molecules with lower energy are more stable.
Physics explanation:-
Force is the negative of the gradient of potential energy function. That is, gradienet points in the direction of increasing energy so the force vector points in the direction of decreasing energy. If we move away from a position of lowest energy, the resultant force pushes us back.
We can thus say that being in lower in energy gives the product higher chance of being formed in a chemeical reaction
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